Chair Connolly, Illinois Congressional Delegation to Hold Press Conference on Declining Postal Service Performance

October 13, 2021

Washington, D.C. (October 15, 2020)—Today, October 15, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. ET, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a press conference with Members of the Illinois congressional delegation to address the dramatic reductions in U.S. Postal Service delivery performance in Chicago and across the country. The press conference will immediately follow the Subcommittee's hearing entitled "Waiting on the Mail: Postal Service Standard Drops in Chicago and the Surrounding Area."

WHAT:	Chairman Connolly to hold a press conference on declining delivery performance by the Postal Service
WHEN:	3:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. ET
WHERE:	Federal Plaza, S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60604
WHO:	Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations Rep. Danny Davis Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Chairman, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Rep. Mike Quigley Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Rep. Robin Kelly Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Rep. Bobby L. Rush Member of Congress, First District of Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky Member of Congress, Ninth District of Illinois Rep. Bill Foster Member of Congress, Eleventh District of Illinois Rep. Sean Casten Member of Congress, Sixth District of Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia Member of Congress, Fourth District of Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood Member of Congress, Fourteenth District of Illinois Rep. Marie Newman Member of Congress, Third District of Illinois
MEDIA:	Media should RSVP to OversightPress@mail.house.gov by Friday, October 15, at 12:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. ET. In the event of rain, the press conference will be held in the lobby of the Dirksen Federal Building at 219 S. Dearborn St.

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Subcommittees

Government Operations and the Federal Workforce (117th Congress)

Issues: Postal Service